Printed on the plate
“Hooded Merganser”
Mergus cucullatus
Engraved caption: MERGUS CUCULIATUS, L
Modern identification
Lophodytes cucullatus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Mergus cucullatus Linn. = Lophodytes cucullatus, Hooded Merganser; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 386
Who made the plate
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.
